FreeBSD Developer Summit, May, 2011

This page describes the May 2011 FreeBSD Developer Summit, colocated with BSDCan 2011 taking place in Ottawa, Canada. This is a by-invitation event. FreeBSD committers are welcome to register themselves using this wiki; non-committers have to be sponsored by a committer to attend. We highly encourage attendees to also attend BSDCan 2011.

Registration is now closed.

The information on this page is subject to change; please check back for updates.

Sponsors

Our annual BSDCan developer summit would not be possible without the generous support of sponsors.

BSDCan provides logistical support, including organizing rooms for the event and for developers to stay in. BSDCan also covers board and travel for all BSDCan speakers. FreeBSD developers can help support the summit by speaking at BSDCan! You can also help support BSDCan and the developer summit by encouraging people to attend the conference, and especially to attend tutorials.

Bug List

A list of target PRs to work on during the devsummit can be found here.

Schedule

The FreeBSD developer summit takes place on the 11th and 12th of May, on the same days as the BSDCan tutorials (sorry!). Many developers will arrive on the night of the 10th and meet for dinner and drinks before things kick off. Most developers will stay on through BSDCan to give and attend talks. It is an excellent conference--a good FreeBSD developer showing has countless benefits, not least the opportunity to tell the world what we're doing.

Detailed Schedule

Working group sessions will be held in smaller rooms in Simard Hall (SMD). All of Thursday, May 12th will be held in Desmarais (DMS). Additional short talks will be given during a FreeBSD Developers' Summit track at BSDCan in DMS 1150 on Friday, May 13th. The events in this track will be part of BSDCan and require a BSDCan registration. All rooms will have AV equipment.

Simard Hall (SMD) is located at the northern end of the parking lot beside the Residence building. The Desmarais (DMS) building is located northwest of Simard Hall on Laurier Avenue.

Please arrive by 8:45am for the morning sessions so that we can get started around 9:00am. Attendees will be able to pick up badges and T-shirts from 8:00am to 9:00am each morning.

Note: In order to attend a working group meeting on Day 1 you MUST contact the working group organizer and be approved to attend. The goal is to keep each working group small and focused. Lunch on May 11th will be served in SMD 422.

Working Groups

These sessions are intended to get developers with common areas of interest or specific projects in mind together for collaboration and hacking. They might involve prepared presentations, structured code reading, or a notebook-assisted whiteboard session. Advance preparation for such events is critical so everyone comes to the table with the right reading done so you can get to the meat of the matter.

Brainstorming about a plan and time schedule for infrastructural changes; Discuss classification of our documentations and maintenance policy. Plus, discuss what toolchains/formats we can use for our goals; Review and discuss updating contents and submitted items in the DocIdeaList.

Talk Descriptions

Just high level ideas for now. Tell us about your latest project, brainstorm on solutions to a hard problem, train us to use a new tool, make observations about a FreeBSD development process and how to improve it, tell us how your company uses FreeBSD, or coordinate activities. Please do not duplicate a talk that you are giving at BSDCan.

Attendees

In order to attend, you must register in advance; this allows us to size rooms, order food, provide beverages, and make dinner reservations. We appreciate your cooperation in letting us know your plans well in advance of the event. Non-committers must be sponsored by a committer in order to attend. Due to increased attendence in recent years, companies are limited to one non-committer unless permission is explicitly granted by the organizers.

Meal Requirements

Travel Information

As this event is colocated with BSDCan 2011, all information on the BSDCan web page should apply. Here are some suggestions that may make planning easier:

Arrival date

10th May 2010

Departure date

15th May 2010

Travel method

If traveling from outside Ottawa, fly into Ottawa's international airport (YOW), possibly transferring in Toronto (YYZ). Air Canada partners with United Airlines, and has direct flights from many US cities and London Heathrow (LHR) as well as Frankfurt (FRA) into Ottawa.

Visas

Many attendees will be able to use the Visa Waiver program, but check before traveling. If you need a formal invitation letter (never hurts), let us know.

Where to stay

Stay in the university residence halls, or if you really want a hotel, Les Suites. The university residence has two-person suites with private bedrooms but a shared bathroom and kitchenette, and is both clean and comfortable, as well as on-site for the summit.

Remember that you must separately register for BSDCan (but only if you are not a BSDCan speaker); visit the BSDCan web page for details.

Information on Prior Developer Summits

Information on prior Developer Summits is available from the DevSummit page.